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鶴

crane
Stroke count: 21

Readings

On readingカク
Kun readingつる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. craneRtK
  2. stork
  1. crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

Radicals and components

Radical鳥birdComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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turkey house · bird (鳥)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2093

Compound words

鶴岡八幡宮つるがおかはちまんぐう
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, the principal Shinto shrine of Kamakura.

Stroke Order

21 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鶴

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step